The Coevolutionary Process
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Traditional ecological approaches to species evolution have frequently studied too few species, relatively small areas, and relatively short time spans. In The Coevolutionary Process, John N. Thompson advances a new conceptual approach to the evolution of species interactions—the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution. Thompson demonstrates how an integrated study of life histories, genetics, and the geographic structure of populations yields a broader understanding of coevolution, or the development of reciprocal adaptations and specializations in interdependent species.Using examples of species interactions from an enormous range of taxa, Thompson examines how and when extreme specialization evolves in interdependent species and how geographic differences in specialization, adaptation, and the outcomes of interactions shape coevolution. Through the geographic mosaic theory, Thompson bridges the gap between the study of specialization and coevolution in local communities and the study of broader patterns seen in comparisons of the phylogenies of interacting species.
PrefaceOverview1Pt. IThe Entangled Bank1Specialization within Darwin's Entangled Bank72From the Entangled Bank to the Evolutionary Synthesis233Specialization and Coevolution since the Evolutionary Synthesis36Pt. IIThe Evolution of Specialization4Phylogeny of Specialization595Evolutionary Genetics of Specialization776Ontogeny of Specialization102Pt. IIINatural Selection and the Geographic Structure of Specialization7Why Parasitism Is Special1218Choosing among Multiple Victims1349Coping with Multiple Enemies: The Geography of Defense15310Extreme Specialization in Mutualists16711Further Limitations on Specialization in Mutualisms186Pt. IVSpecialization and Coevolution12Genetics of Coevolution20313The Geographic Mosaic Theory of Coevolution21914Diversifying Coevolution23915Asymmetries in Specialization and Coevolution25316Pushing the Limits of Coevolution276Synthesis: The Geographic Mosaic in Evolving Interactions288Epilogue: Specialization, Coevolution, and Conservation292Literature Cited296Index345
